Window-clip.



D. C. BRIGGS.

WINDOW CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24, 1912.

1,1 15,894. Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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DELAMAR C. BRIGGS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 DETROIT STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

WINDOW-CLIP.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 19.14.

Application filed October 24, 1912. Serial No. 727,531.

To all 'whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DELAMAR C. BRIGGS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit. in the county of \Vayne and State of h-lichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vindow-Clips, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to window clips designed for the securing of window panes in metallic sashes and consists in the construe tion as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a section through one of the sash bars showing the clip securing a pane in position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, Fig. t is a perspective view of the clip detached; and Fig. 5 is a similar view showing a mod]- iied construction.

A is an intermediate bar of a metallic window sash having the shoulder B against which the pane or glass is seated and the flange C extending outward therefrom.

I) is the clip which is formed of resilient wire bent to have two arms E and F extending in angular relation to each other and in parallel planes transverse to the plane of the glass. The arm E has a return bent por tion G which is off-set from the plane of said arm into the plane of the arm I and the arm F terminates in a laterallv bent hook portion U. The arrangement is such that when the hook H is engaged with an aperture such as I in the flange C of the sash bar the arm F and the return bent arm G will lie adjacent to the side of said flange and the latter will extend between the edge of the window pane J and the bar. This will bring the arm E in a position overlapping the face of the glass and thereby securing it from displacement.

In Fig. 5 a modified construction is shown in which the arm E has a return bent portion K with a second return bend L extending in an outward direction. The portion L is in the plane of the arm F and will lie between the edge of the window pane and the flange C of the sash bar while theportion E will overlap the face of the pane in the same manner as in the construction previously described.

\Vith both constructions there are portions in the same plane and in angular relation to each other which lie adjacent to the sash bar, and an intermediate orti'on which is offset to overlap the face OI the pane and which secures it from displacement.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. The combination with a metallic sash bar and a window pane seated thereon, of a clip formed of a resilient bent wire having two portions in angular relation to each other in a plane adjacent to said bar, one portion having a lateral extension engaging a recess in the bar and the other extending between the edge of the pane and the bar, and an intermediate portion between said first mentioned portions overlapping the face of the pane.

2. The combination with a metallic sash bar and a window pane seated thereon, of a clip comprising a bent resilient wire having two angularly arranged portions off-set in different planes transverse to the face of the pane, the portion adjacent to the sash bar having a lateral extension engaging a recess therein and the end of the other angular portion being off-set into the plane of said first mentioned angular portion and having an extension in said plane lying between the edge of the pane and the bar.

3. A window clip comprising a resilient wire bent to have portions in the same plane adapted to lie adjacent to the sash bar with one of said portions between the edge of the window pane and said bar and the other portion having a lateral extension engaging a recess in said bar, and an off-set intermediate portion overlapping the face of the pane and bearing thereagainst.

t. A window clip comprising a bent resili ent wire having a portion lying adjacent to the sash bar with a lateral hook for engaging a recess in said bar. a portion at the opposite end of the clip lying in the sameplane adiacent to said bar. and an intermediate portion laterallv off-setto overlap the face of the pane and bear thereagainst.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a window clip constructed from a single piece of resilient wire bent to provide sash engaging end portions, and a laterally ofi'set intermediate pane-enga ing portion of substantial length to bear against the face of the pane the sash engaging end portions extending to oints lving intermediate the ends of said intermediate pane engaging portion.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a window clip constructed from a single piece of resilient wire bent to have outer portions mediate the ends of said intermediate pane 10 in substantially the same plane, and an inengaging portion.

termediate pane engaging portion of sun- In testimony whereofI aflix my Signature stantial length to bear against the face of in presence of two witnesses. the pane, one of said outer portions having DELAMAR C BRIGGS a lateral extension to engage a recess in a sash bar and the other of said outer portions Witnesses:

' being adapted to extend between the edge of T. H. DRUMMoND,

the pane and the sash bar to a point inter- F. J. WILLIAMS. 

